DG008 Janna Lee — Black Spring

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Black Spring

Janna Lee

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We’re proud to bring to you the new phenomenal album by Janna Lee from Chicago.

“Spring 2026: the parasitic regime continues to profit from human suffering and still aren’t held accountable for what they do to children. There’s always enough money to start another war, but not for anything that actually helps people. And the Earth never stops rotating. On the Equinox, Persephone returns to the land of the free to witness mass surveillance, masked federal agents, concentration camps. Self-righteous soothsayers claim we chose to be here so we can learn and grow stronger from our pain, and I see blood smeared everywhere.
I found out my rapist finally died, and I didn’t have to lift a finger. But chemicals accidentally killed my lover from 1997. I can barely hold it together in public. Sometimes I don’t even bother. I still dream of returning home by walking into the sea. There’s no way in hell I chose to be here but since I am, I sing and scream as the world falls apart. The cherry blossoms and lilacs are reminders of how almost everything is ephemeral. And those fragments of joy and pleasure keep me tethered to the land of the living.” —Janna Lee

“Janna Lee uses her voice to explore different facets of herself, and exorcise uncomfortable emotions that can’t be put into words. Her solo work combines harsh noise drowning in reverb with haunting processed vocals that probe the dark recesses of a woman’s psyche.” —Women of Noise

Electronics and voices by Janna Lee.
Recorded March—May 2026 in Chicago.
Mixed and mastered by Guillermo Pizarro at Vitória Régia Studios.

Cover art by Yossip.
Photography by Janna Lee.
Cassette production by Doubtless Guilt in 2026.
All rights reserved.

The dubbed-in-real-time cassette comes with two two-sided A6 postcards with either artwork printed on thick 400g semi-glossy cardboard in a heavy plastic bag and a download code.

2026 DG008
SEPTEMBER 4
C-36
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